v.
Pronunciation: ē - ' mit
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: emit · ted ; emit · ting
Etymology: Latin emittere to send out, from e- + mittere to send
Date: 1598
1 a : to throw or give off or out (as light or heat) b : to send out : EJECT
2 a : to issue with authority especially : to put (as money) into circulation b obsolete : PUBLISH
3 : to give utterance or voice to < emitted a groan>
– emit · ter noun